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Volume 11 2004 Chapter 709 Offense and Defense

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    Compared with Newcastle, which has no major injuries, Barcelona's situation is a bit bad. Although they are going smoothly in the league and top the standings, they have many players injured and unable to play. Defenders Oleg and Eder  Milson, midfielders Motta and Gabri were all unable to play, but Rijkaard still arranged his best four-three-three lineup, goalkeeper Valdez, defenders Belletti, Puyol, Marquez and Van Bronjo  In the midfield, Italian veteran Albertini serves as the defensive midfielder. In front of him, Barcelona's two traditional "number fours" Xavi and Iniesta are responsible for organizing. The forwards are Frenchman Giuly and Brazilian Ronaldo.  Erdinho and Cameroonian Eto'o.

    Three offensive players were placed in the midfield, and the two full-backs were also assist-oriented full-backs whose offensive ability was stronger than their defensive ability. Rijkaard's idea was very obvious, which was to use offense to completely destroy the opponent and win a goal.  A hearty victory - just like they did in the league.

    Mourinho knows the Barcelona team very well. In fact, Spanish teams all have similar playing styles. They all regard offense as their life, especially Barcelona. In addition, this game is played at the Camp Nou Stadium. Before the game,  His actions stimulated the opponent's players again.  It would be a ghost if Rijkaard didn't adopt offensive tactics.

    The defense was deployed from the midfield, with the two centers withdrawing to defend at any time, blocking layer by layer, compressing the opponent's offensive space while leaving a huge gap in their own half, and then through the two wingers Ribery  Use Nie Fei's quick counterattack to deal with the opponent.  This is Mourinho's tactical thinking in this game.

    However, he seemed to have underestimated the strength of the angry Barcelona players.

    Only two minutes into the first half, Nie Fei took the ball in the middle to organize an attack. After dodging Xavi's tackle, Eto'o suddenly rushed over from behind and stretched out his foot to steal the ball from Nie Fei's feet!

    After stealing the ball, the Cameroon Lions took the ball two steps forward and immediately passed it to Ronaldinho on the left. Ronaldinho, who is now on the rise, took the ball and passed his compatriot Mai.  hole.  Then he volleyed from the front of the penalty area into the far corner, and the ball missed the far post slightly.

    Three minutes later, Eto'o started dribbling the ball from midfield and relied on his speed and ability to change directions quickly to pass Makelele and Essien. Fortunately, Dawson rushed out of the penalty area in time.  Bigfoot kicked the ball out.

    "Claude! Michael! What are you two doing! Aren't you awake?"

    Although this attack did not pose any threat, Mourinho still shouted angrily at the court - if the opponent is always allowed to attack with the ball in his own half, no matter how solid the defense is, there will be no  When a loophole occurs!

    Makelele and Essien looked at each other. Just now, while Eto'o was attacking with the ball, Barcelona's three midfielders were also running through each other, which attracted their attention to a large extent.  Moreover, Eto'o's speed and dribbling skills are indeed very strong, and the two of them suffered a slight loss if they were not careful.

    It¡¯s just that there is no need to explain on the football field. It is a fact that the opponent broke through. If you want to explain, use the next action to explain!

    Two minutes later, Barcelona made a comeback. Iniesta in the midfield did not give Newcastle's two midfielders a chance to defend. He directly kicked the ball and handed the ball to Ronaldinho.  Before the game, Rijkaard analyzed the characteristics of Newcastle's defenders for Barcelona players. Although Maicon's assist ability is very good, his defense is the weakest among the four Newcastle defenders!

    Facing the Brazilian compatriots who were dancing like elves, Maicon had a hard time defending. Although he tried hard, he was still shaken away by Ronaldinho's fake moves!

    Ronaldinho, who passed Maicon, broke into the penalty area. He did not continue to break through to the middle. Instead, after breaking through to the bottom line, he suddenly made a clever return pass.  Sent the ball near the penalty area line!

    Eto'o sprinted away from Makelele, and then shot directly in the air without stopping the ball!

    The ball missed the crossbar and flew out of the baseline.  There was a huge sigh in the stands, and then there was extremely warm applause. That was a gift to Ronaldinho!

    Although the attack just now did not result in a goal, Barcelona showed what their local fans wanted to see - an offense like mercury pouring from the ground, gorgeous coordination, and a heart-pounding shot!  Besides this, what else do Catalans need?

    Watching Barcelona's players confidently walking towards their own half, as if they were sure to score a goal next time they attacked, Newcastle's defenders were angry. They had not scored in such a short period of time in more than a year.  Within a short period of time, the opponent had three threatening attacks!

    "Come on! Let's give them a good look!"

      Cech kicked the ball to himself

    Theo shouted loudly.

    Lucio turned around and passed the ball directly to the center circle. Despite the interference from behind Puyol, Ibrahimovic successfully stopped the ball with his chest, then suddenly turned around to avoid a gap and lobbed the ball towards  The front!

    Drogba still jumped high under Marquez's defense, flicked his head and passed the ball to Fei on the right. After receiving the ball, Nie Fei made a cross move, shook off Van Bronhorst's defense and hit the front of the penalty area.  Long shot with the left foot!

    Valdes quickly fell to the ground and lifted the ball out of the baseline with one hand, a corner kick.

    Barcelona seems a little nervous when defending corner kicks. Edmilson and Oleg, two defenders who are 1.87 meters tall, are not on the court. Now, except for Marquez and goalkeeper Valdez, Barcelona does not have anyone taller than 1 meter.  For players who are 8.8 meters tall, on the other hand, Newcastle's two centers and two center backs are all about 1.9 meters tall. Not to mention jumping up, just poking into Barcelona's penalty area can bring enough pressure to the defenders

    ].Attack the goal!  Faced with this close header, Valdes showed amazing reflexes. He almost subconsciously lifted the ball with one hand. The ball slightly changed its direction and hit the outside of the goal post and bounced out of the baseline!

    Another corner kick!

    This corner kick was still taken by the Newcastle players, but it was a pity that Dawson's header was higher than the crossbar. These two corner kicks also reminded the Barcelona players. Be careful, as long as we set the ball in the frontcourt.  It can create a threat!

    This attack did not seem to slow down Barcelona's offense. They still launched a fierce offensive. All three midfielders and two full-backs rushed across the half-court to attack, and only two center backs were defending in the backcourt -  ¨DThis is the style of Barcelona, ??or in other words, this is the style of Barcelona led by Rijkaard.

    It¡¯s just that after one attack, Newcastle began to find their own defensive rhythm. They began to gradually adapt to Barcelona¡¯s offensive method, and used tenacious defense to cause trouble for Barcelona¡¯s offense.

    Barcelona's offense is three-dimensional. In addition to not having an advantage in high-altitude balls, they actually rarely play high-altitude balls. The three technical players in the midfield provide sufficient fire support to the three forwards, whether on the left or left.  Road, center or right, they all have enough offensive firepower. If the defense is slightly worse, it will be easily defeated by Barcelona's continuous attacks.

    This is when we can see Newcastle's defensive capabilities. If Barcelona's offense is a flood, then Newcastle's defense is a dam - the flood continuously hits the dam, but the dam remains firm.

    Compression, complete compression, every Barcelona player with the ball is always surrounded by no less than two defensive forces. No matter how they move or how they short pass and penetrate, every time their players get the ball, they will always look up when they look up.  Two people wearing black and white sword-striped shirts were beside him.

    This kind of defense does not start from the backcourt. It includes the two forwards and starts from the midfield interception. They attack, confront, collide and press. Newcastle shows Italian-style defense and English-style physical confrontation.  This makes it difficult for Barcelona's Spanish-style organization and Dutch-style offense to be implemented.

    The game is constantly interrupted by whistles, and physical confrontations are everywhere. Newcastle players have long been accustomed to this rhythm, but it makes Barcelona players very uncomfortable. No matter how good the players are, their rhythm is often interrupted.  Under such circumstances, it is impossible to perform too well.

    Newcastle's players have a good grasp of the degree of fouls. Their defense uses more close pressing, but the moves are not big, and the referee rarely plays cards. This makes Barcelona fans feel very dissatisfied.  It seems that the rough-and-tumble England team should have been sent off as early as ten minutes into the game!

    "It seems that everyone's predictions before the start of the game were good. At the Nou Camp, the two teams adopted completely different tactics - Barcelona attacked, Newcastle defended There are no exceptions. Twenty minutes have passed since the game.  , Barcelona already had seven shots, three of which hit the goal frame. Newcastle only had two shots from two corner kicks, but only one hit the goal frame. In fact, this data does not fully reflect Barcelona's presence.  With such an advantage, Newcastle didn't even have a good way to pass halftime"

    "Attack and defence, this is what Barcelona and Newcastle do on the pitch, silence and eloquence, this is what Rijkaard and Mourinho do off the pitch, these two teams have shown it from players to managers.  Completely different qualities, maybe, we should expect more from this game.¡±

      The commentators who broadcast this game expressed their opinions one after another, and now, twenty-five minutes have passed in the first half of the game.
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